Benjamin Burgunder

Master's student at University of Maryland

Interested in kissing bugs (the genus), kissing bugs (the action), and high-SPF sunscreen

[iNaturalist @inaturalist]

It's TwoferTuesday and our Observation of the Day is this Purple Martin duo (Progne subis), seen in the #UnitedStates by stevenw12339!

More details at: https://t.co/WxsgwCkgNf #birds #ornithology #nature #biodiversity

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

@nvolpewild @crevicedwelling That's incredible! Thanks!

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

@nvolpewild @crevicedwelling I love your white background shots! Do you use remote triggered flashes in a whitebox?

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

@notsocrabbyabby Congratulations!! 🎉

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

@skyedoessci I highly recommend pieces of bark with lichen. Mine will ignore their treats when I put that in!

[Entomological Society of America @EntsocAmerica]

A new study clarifies the evolutionary tree for a broad group of spiders and shows the power of extracting genetic info from museum arthropod collections.

🔗 Marronoids: The (Mostly) Little Brown Spiders With a Big Story to Tell https://t.co/TnPDrHFMua

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

Really appreciate everyone who showed up or tuned in to see our presentations! Especially those cheering us on even after seeing us present this research in poster form a few days earlier at #EntSoc23!🦟

[UMD Ento Student Organization @umdeso]

Congrats Ben's @Benjasquito @BugmanBurgunder on your research in progress talks 🎊🦟 @UMDEntomology @MosquitoDoc @UMDscience

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

@CodeyMathis You guys put on a fantastic show last night! A well-deserved win for Penn State and a major victory to have an eastern branch team take it!! Congratulations 🎉

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

@afmata_2 Congrats!! 🎉
Another bottle for the shelf!

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

@derekhennen @crevicedwelling ECO Wear and Publishing! They also make shirts!

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

@SkeeterCierra So cool you got a writeup! Definitely deserved it! A really fun study to read through! 🔬

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

Everyone is always saying that the CDC tick muffin tweet is bad sci-comm. Totally disagree. Glad they're bringing it back

[CDC Emerging Infections @CDC_NCEZID]

Nymphal blacklegged ticks are only 1 millimeter in size! That’s about the size of a poppyseed! Look closely when checking for ticks and remove as soon as possible:

https://t.co/CDnivZIxMd

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

Yet again, I am totally blown away by the diversity of life on Cash Lake's shores!
Today I found more toad bugs, my first marsh ground beetle, an absolutely miniscule rove beetle, and a gorgeous unknown fly!
(ephydrid?)

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

Found a full rainbow of toad bugs today along the shores of Cash Lake, MD today!
I had no idea that they were able to swim...or that they would be so toad-like in their strokes!

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

@BugCatcherG @PremelV @midges That's why I don't understand why crane flies are mistaken for mosquitoes so much more than midges!

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

@megetra I guess I shouldn't be surprised....but a salticid mimic barklouse? Wild

[Benjamin Burgunder @BugmanBurgunder]

Thank you so much to @EB_Entsoc for having us! We had a great time and will make sure to hone our button-pressing skills for next year! 🦟

[UMD Ento Student Organization @umdeso]

Go CheckerSpots🦋 yall rocked at #EBEntSoc23 Entomology Games! @UMDEntomology @EB_Entsoc

[UMD Ento Student Organization @umdeso]

Congrats #insectTerp Maria Cramer on 2nd place in student competition @EB_Entsoc #EBENTSOC23 meeting 🦋🎊 @UMDEntomology